The Avalanches Break Down Their Favorite Samples | Under the Influences | Pitchfork

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  • @chaapatasyndicate4191
    @chaapatasyndicate4191 3 года назад +1318

    Petition to make an hourlong version of The Avalanches talking about their favorite samples

    • @P.Gillett
      @P.Gillett 3 года назад +18

      yeah , watching this ten mins in i was thinking i could watch this for hours. then i realized there was only a minute left.

    • @ndubb100
      @ndubb100 3 года назад +8

      Dude I want a whole series of this...

    • @Twannnng
      @Twannnng 3 года назад +8

      The limit on RUclips is 10 hours these days, right...?

    • @testadalord01432
      @testadalord01432 3 года назад +3

      Now you’re speaking my language

    • @sneakonproductionz
      @sneakonproductionz 3 года назад +5

      Have you seen the video where the dude breaks down every sample on the album?

  • @mrlevinielsen
    @mrlevinielsen 2 года назад +195

    They’re like the two substitute teachers who were cooler than the actual teachers

  • @ohdan3270
    @ohdan3270 3 года назад +256

    completely un-pretentious guys, love their music

  • @salo7227
    @salo7227 3 года назад +499

    That is NOT what I expected them to look like at all. Great interview.

    • @my-spinning-wheel
      @my-spinning-wheel 3 года назад +64

      It’s funny I’ve been listening to them since like 2008... never had any idea what they looked like

    • @Jim_Thomas_Draper
      @Jim_Thomas_Draper 3 года назад +14

      @@my-spinning-wheel Same but 2001 for me!

    • @djterence
      @djterence 3 года назад +70

      These guys look like two high school teachers that decided to make music that slaps

    • @JC20XX
      @JC20XX 3 года назад +7

      @@Jim_Thomas_Draper back then there was a lot more members

    • @TheCSJones
      @TheCSJones 3 года назад +13

      Remember this is 20 years after they got famous, though.

  • @galactichole
    @galactichole 3 года назад +619

    the avalanches recognizing j dilla is just perfect

    • @SecondWizards
      @SecondWizards 3 года назад +3

      Robbie Chater did mention him for their posts too. Legends.

    • @otterdonnelly9959
      @otterdonnelly9959 3 года назад +57

      Plunderphonics guys worship Dilla, Madlib, Alchemist, DJ Shadow, Q-Tip, Pete Rock, and Preemo. Shout out Marley Marl too.

    • @jennpark8559
      @jennpark8559 3 года назад

      My fave album was 28. I ordered it a few days ago and can't wait to receive it.

    • @quackk_kk
      @quackk_kk 3 года назад

      this gives me hope for humanity ngl

    • @HMz83
      @HMz83 3 года назад +2

      Hi galactic hole

  • @randydube1423
    @randydube1423 3 года назад +196

    Frontier Psychiatrist song was my introduction to The Avalanches and immediately was hooked. Thank you for all the gems you have done over the years.

    • @msccv4048
      @msccv4048 3 года назад +3

      Loovee that song. Music video is even more perfect.

    • @agreetodisagree7059
      @agreetodisagree7059 Год назад +1

      Bruh lol same. It was the very first song I heard and boom instantly just went all in

    • @tubian323
      @tubian323 Год назад +2

      Me too, I've listened to it so many times when I'm talking to someone I have the urge to interject "And he also made false teeth".

    • @modestomouso1234
      @modestomouso1234 10 месяцев назад

      @@tubian323he’s a nut, he’s crazy in the coconut! My kids now love that song just bc of the goofy lyric samples 😂

    • @MrPeanutToes
      @MrPeanutToes 9 месяцев назад +1

      This was the song my older brother used to play all the time when I was around 6 just a few years after the album came out. I love him so much for introducing me to it and it’s one of my favorite albums of all time. These guys are geniuses and way ahead of their time

  • @jorgeloorocampo1249
    @jorgeloorocampo1249 11 месяцев назад +14

    The way he’s still so proud of finding THAT horse 😂🫶

  • @offbeatninja
    @offbeatninja 3 года назад +163

    Well without J Dilla , Nujabes , Daft Punk , and The Avalanches I wouldn't be here. 🙏🏾

  • @marcogabriel308
    @marcogabriel308 3 года назад +83

    Saw these two live, was an incredible experience. 100% recommend to anyone who has the opportunity

    • @SportingSphere
      @SportingSphere 3 года назад +6

      Same here, recently at the Enmore just before the Sydney lockdown, thank goodness.

    • @MemphisFloyd
      @MemphisFloyd 3 года назад +2

      They’re finally coming back to the States, and we just got tickets to the first show of the tour, in DC! Super hyped.

    • @MajoraWaffle
      @MajoraWaffle 3 года назад +4

      hope they come to the UK soon, they were absolutely amazing when i saw them in 2017.

    • @goo_90
      @goo_90 2 года назад +3

      Saw them live too the other day, that was epic.

    • @Ridley-Walker
      @Ridley-Walker 2 года назад +1

      Going to see them in Hamburg on Friday.... 😊

  • @megamatt1915
    @megamatt1915 3 года назад +25

    not only is their music so perfect to listen to, but i would be perfectly fine with hearing them talk about music all day if i could

  • @AllboroLCD
    @AllboroLCD 2 года назад +11

    What they do is so other worldly & transcending. Ive been OBSESSED with wildflower since it came out, its just so beautiful I cant even........

  • @beatsbykana
    @beatsbykana 3 года назад +30

    this could've been 3 hours and I would've watched. more PLEASE

  • @cobaj6226
    @cobaj6226 3 месяца назад +1

    The sampling on "Tonight May Have to Last Me All My Life" made me fall in love with music

  • @huntrrams
    @huntrrams 3 года назад +18

    Now this video gave me the reasons why The Avalanches are my favorite band! They are amazing samplers!

  • @corvoswsattano
    @corvoswsattano 3 года назад +15

    The Avalanches is my favorite artist swear

  • @DodderingOldMan
    @DodderingOldMan 28 дней назад +1

    As an Australian, I can honestly say we have produced some truly incredible musicians of all types. These guys are amongst the best.

  • @koenwieringa1904
    @koenwieringa1904 3 года назад +13

    These guys. I love how they love music.

  • @KillerUgly
    @KillerUgly 3 года назад +32

    I had no idea they sampled Wayne and Schuster! That's awesome! Such underrated comedy.

    • @TheRichardMess
      @TheRichardMess 2 года назад +1

      Schuster is Lorne Michaels' former father in law.

  • @joemoment-o1275
    @joemoment-o1275 3 года назад +100

    I cannot stop listening to you two... Absolutely stunning... I'm recently diagnosed Autistic and it is beyond fun to find the originals of your samples... I can't give a higher praise...

    • @yungtitynac
      @yungtitynac 2 года назад +1

      yup this was written by an autist

    • @oneupz
      @oneupz 11 месяцев назад +3

      I also have an autistic obsession with the avalanches!

  • @gilmosa
    @gilmosa Год назад +4

    All these years listening to them and I didn't even know what they looked like, great video.

  • @superwhizz114
    @superwhizz114 Год назад +5

    Only discovered them about a month before this video came out and I've been a massive fan ever since. This video also introduced me to J Dilla's Donuts which is now also one of my favourite albums

  • @thefantasyreview8709
    @thefantasyreview8709 Год назад +3

    This is amazing. A simple thank you to for getting these guys to talk about their music. Very talented and underated Australian artists.

  • @niklasgindler4571
    @niklasgindler4571 3 года назад +36

    The avalanches discussing J Dilla, I’m in heaven 🤙🏼

  • @sharpieman2035
    @sharpieman2035 3 года назад +10

    Robbie is such a genius, you can hear it in everything he says too

  • @blackboogaloo
    @blackboogaloo 3 года назад +20

    Phillip Schofield looks well groomed now he's left "this morning"

  • @timothymcn
    @timothymcn 3 года назад +46

    Gotdamn - Dilla makes me cry it’s so good.

    • @jennpark8559
      @jennpark8559 3 года назад

      I think its so chaotic people get confused but there's a method to their madness for sure and, once you immerse yourself in it, you understand what they are looking to accomplish and they seem less mad and more genius

  • @nihowdy1
    @nihowdy1 3 года назад +19

    Great interview. Two greats.

  • @mtrps_
    @mtrps_ Год назад +2

    appreciate this masterclass, pitchfork! 1 hour version next please ❤

  • @ChaoticSatire
    @ChaoticSatire 3 года назад +12

    Thank you - every SoundCloud masher

  • @liquidamusica
    @liquidamusica 3 года назад +9

    This video is simply perfect

  • @sharnden7
    @sharnden7 3 года назад +7

    The helicopter near the end of "We will always love you" was such a cool piece, I try to hear it everytime

  • @on_certainty
    @on_certainty 3 года назад +5

    one of the best to do it!! so cool to hear them talk about this stuff

  • @simonminke3511
    @simonminke3511 3 года назад +4

    They seem like such nice company. More, please!

  • @ttvPseuderity
    @ttvPseuderity 3 года назад +3

    What a wonderful video. These two are my heroes. Hope they keep up the incredible streak of hot records!

  • @Izzy-zw3vx
    @Izzy-zw3vx 3 года назад +2

    Love the Avalanches so muchhh! Thank you for making this! ❤️

  • @LPgamemusic
    @LPgamemusic Год назад +3

    them talking about two can win is EXACTLY how i feel about jo by mr oizo

  • @TheGamegod1984
    @TheGamegod1984 2 года назад +5

    The Avalanches are the best when it comes to using samples they are the kings

  • @travishill6733
    @travishill6733 3 года назад +2

    Shout out to the horse running throughout SILY, that whinny is the GOAT.

  • @stephensmith8217
    @stephensmith8217 3 года назад +9

    Cool thing is Mac Miller sampled that last song by the avalanches in his song aliens fighting robots

  • @peekpen
    @peekpen 3 года назад +3

    nascent sampler here with my heartfelt gratitude for this

  • @usmchero2099
    @usmchero2099 2 дня назад

    The Avalanches are legends

  • @michaelchen2718
    @michaelchen2718 Год назад +1

    6:25 YESSSSSSS

  • @MatthewMcRowan
    @MatthewMcRowan 3 года назад +58

    didn't expect wu tang at all, gained respect immediately

    • @andressaldivar6669
      @andressaldivar6669 3 года назад +13

      I think it’d be the obvious mention?

    • @PaulGLarsson
      @PaulGLarsson 3 года назад +7

      They’re deep in hip hop

    • @otterdonnelly9959
      @otterdonnelly9959 3 года назад +13

      Raekwon was sampled very heavily and has a song named after his lyrics on the debut. "Kick Avalanche Rock!"

    • @ffwlpe
      @ffwlpe 3 года назад +9

      RZA is da goat

    • @MatthewMcRowan
      @MatthewMcRowan 3 года назад

      ​@@andressaldivar6669 and why is that exactly ?

  • @djbackspin911
    @djbackspin911 3 года назад +28

    We will never know that piano sample, it will always be a secret

    • @GerardoGonzalez-kd6oc
      @GerardoGonzalez-kd6oc 3 года назад +10

      was just thinking this. in all reality they probably forgot

    • @charliebillings411
      @charliebillings411 3 года назад +10

      literally just thinking this as well... kind of wonderfully maddening

    • @pamka6913
      @pamka6913 3 года назад +5

      Huh, can someone tell me what's this mysterious piano sample everyone is talking about?

    • @SteBrazier2K9
      @SteBrazier2K9 3 года назад +4

      @@pamka6913 13:05

    • @rorz999
      @rorz999 2 года назад

      I've been looking for it for 20 years

  • @tobybune
    @tobybune 3 года назад +2

    thank you so much for this video

  • @clivemathieu9386
    @clivemathieu9386 3 года назад +2

    Total kings

  • @flaccidjack
    @flaccidjack 3 года назад +4

    Inspired after seeing this

  • @spencerplunkett9920
    @spencerplunkett9920 3 года назад +2

    This video was made for my mind

  • @SmokeyChipOatley
    @SmokeyChipOatley 3 года назад +1

    I can watch them dissect samples for hours

  • @pyenapple
    @pyenapple 3 года назад +1

    Wow someone referencing Big Audio Dynamite II. Unusual

  • @thisboyjason
    @thisboyjason 3 года назад +8

    This is nice, but they have released more albums since 2001 😅 I was hoping they’d talk about Noisy Eater after the Magoo Opening track

    • @Gabrielle-vg1ty
      @Gabrielle-vg1ty 3 года назад

      Agreed!! Gorillaz's song Superfast Jellyfish sounds like it, too!

  • @tommytea8441
    @tommytea8441 3 года назад +2

    i would love to have a Gimix 2KXXI version guys, please. You are, and alway will be, an inspiration in music above all genres

  • @wetsock111
    @wetsock111 2 года назад

    they're so briliant

  • @festival3051
    @festival3051 3 года назад +1

    Legends

  • @IWitnessDnB
    @IWitnessDnB 3 года назад

    Just lovely

  • @boneheadaj
    @boneheadaj Год назад +4

    Who else expected the avalanches to be like a bunch of nerdy skater kids that made beats together

  • @angelsandoval3942
    @angelsandoval3942 3 года назад +1

    They are genious

  • @joetomroy
    @joetomroy 3 года назад +26

    I’m shocked they didn’t mention daft punk, I’d consider them, J dilla, and the avalanches to be at the pinnacle of sampling

    • @mutton7891
      @mutton7891 3 года назад +7

      What about DJ Shadow and Endtroducing?

    • @leescuderi8331
      @leescuderi8331 Год назад

      Pretty Lights is up there too.

  • @natureandrap
    @natureandrap 3 года назад +14

    Everyone loves sampling

    • @buzzbam
      @buzzbam 3 года назад +11

      Even lawyers!

    • @natureandrap
      @natureandrap 3 года назад

      @@buzzbam I don’t understand

    • @poo934
      @poo934 3 года назад +8

      @@natureandrap lot of sampling is done without proper licensing, ends up causing lawsuits and stuff

    • @djbackspin911
      @djbackspin911 3 года назад +6

      @@buzzbam screw the lawyers

  • @Huumf
    @Huumf 3 года назад +1

    THANK YOU. AMAZING!

  • @Alpha_7227
    @Alpha_7227 3 года назад +3

    Loved Grand Master Flash, The Propellerheads, so many names to mention before these guys came around. Still thank you for sharing, explaining things like compression. I think alot of people would be having a go during lockdown.

  • @imjackied
    @imjackied 3 года назад +1

    This just made my dayyyy!

  • @alexkoch7521
    @alexkoch7521 3 года назад +2

    that J dilla song is the most perfect sample i’ve ever heard

  • @peterzulim3914
    @peterzulim3914 Год назад

    good to see the avalanches are big fans of Jamiee xx's in colour, although Idk how they couldn't be it's so fantastic

  • @natureandrap
    @natureandrap 3 года назад +5

    I had no idea Wutang sampled underdog

  • @michaelwilliams2231
    @michaelwilliams2231 3 года назад

    Thank you for making great music

  • @yungsmuchie666
    @yungsmuchie666 3 года назад

    I started producing cuz of these ol' boys
    may God bless their trap

  • @ianparknyc
    @ianparknyc 3 года назад +1

    we will always love you was a best new music

  • @Scorpius1122
    @Scorpius1122 7 месяцев назад

    I heard the Avalanches the first time just the other day, on Frontier Psychiatrist, and at first I was just kind of confused. But after I listened for a minute, I heard the Wu-Tang vibes.

  • @djkurse9209
    @djkurse9209 3 года назад +3

    That s900 is what’s up. If u know u know

  • @altgene8372
    @altgene8372 Год назад

    I'd luv these guys to sample Fun Lovin Criminals...

  • @audio9849
    @audio9849 4 месяца назад

    The Avalanches were way ahead of their time in my opinion.

  • @spare9434
    @spare9434 3 года назад

    Beautiful listening

  • @informationnotfound
    @informationnotfound 2 года назад +6

    I miss Darren...

  • @altermachina
    @altermachina 3 года назад

    Great video ;) more under the influences please ! :)

  • @rudythewriter8088
    @rudythewriter8088 Год назад

    More @theavalanches please

  • @ronanjenkins2323
    @ronanjenkins2323 Год назад

    Since I left you is a top 10 album for me

  • @antonventura6364
    @antonventura6364 3 года назад +3

    RIP DILLA RIP ANDREW WEATHERALL

  • @littledoodle5689
    @littledoodle5689 3 года назад +1

    fuckin legends

  • @curtisnixon5313
    @curtisnixon5313 3 года назад +1

    Frontier Psychiatrist!

  • @leewightman8619
    @leewightman8619 11 месяцев назад

    I love Sampling

  • @Angel_Gomez
    @Angel_Gomez 3 года назад

    Estos tíos son la leche

  • @KennyLauderdale
    @KennyLauderdale 2 года назад

    Yessssss

  • @_triff
    @_triff 3 года назад

    Avalanches mentioning Weatherall

  • @Richie.F
    @Richie.F 3 года назад

    Avalanches are so cool

  • @HolographicSweater
    @HolographicSweater 3 года назад +1

    7:49 kind of like watching wizard of oz with dark side of the moon, or that scene in Scrubs where JD is listening to a song in his headphones and everything around him starts magically syncing up to the music

  • @Dr.Forest673
    @Dr.Forest673 8 месяцев назад

    I genuinely wanna know what they think of Daft Punk. They're basically the masters of sampling.

  • @MrC-o5y
    @MrC-o5y 2 месяца назад

    I had robitussin with the avalanches

  • @paulrus-keaton439
    @paulrus-keaton439 10 месяцев назад

    Brian Eno's view on sampling, I'm certain Frank Zappa shared the same view in regards to being a composer.

  • @SloppyLarry
    @SloppyLarry 3 года назад

    Standing Outside A Phone Booth(BB King Sample)

  • @PabloEscoBurch
    @PabloEscoBurch Месяц назад

    Don’t how I just found out about these dudes

  • @dancersendrecords1469
    @dancersendrecords1469 3 года назад +8

    Does anyone actually know how Jamie XX managed to do that to the Freez sample?

    • @jackawwwf2236
      @jackawwwf2236 3 года назад +1

      The perm.

    • @versatileverbeck1574
      @versatileverbeck1574 3 года назад +3

      He's taken the original phrase ('i want your love' or whatever it is), and is pitching parts of the lyrics up and down to fit the melody of his track, similar effect to loading it into a sampler and being able to play it on a keyboard like an instrument. Filtered it, reverb, loads of delay and chorus by the sounds of it

    • @dancersendrecords1469
      @dancersendrecords1469 3 года назад

      @@versatileverbeck1574 but how did he manage to isolate the vocal so well

    • @mrlevinielsen
      @mrlevinielsen 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/E3LCqcC61mk/видео.html

  • @modspell
    @modspell 3 года назад +2

    How similar was Moby's process to this?

  • @jont2576
    @jont2576 Год назад

    imagine if they had people like rob and tony taught u this insanely cool and creative stuff in school instead of that boring uninspired crap for years and years,be it in music or any other subjects........
    all u need is the right inspiration

  • @sveiniscute9101
    @sveiniscute9101 4 месяца назад +1

    Subways is a good song.

  • @Tsquare22ESQ
    @Tsquare22ESQ 3 года назад +3

    The Avalanches are real people?!
    The are named Robbie and Tony?!

  • @krissifadwa
    @krissifadwa Год назад

    Man, if the Avalanches and Madlib worked on something together. My god lol

  • @dmacsk8noh8
    @dmacsk8noh8 3 года назад +7

    miss DJ DEXTER. the best DJ youll see perform

    • @avrilcadabra
      @avrilcadabra 3 года назад +1

      I seen the Avalanches play in the early days with Dexter and the 2 min needles, was so good.

    • @ManicMindTrick
      @ManicMindTrick 3 года назад

      For one second I thought you made him a trans woman by calling him miss :D

  • @reeko3282
    @reeko3282 3 года назад

    Cool guys

  • @Phishfood-fg7sv
    @Phishfood-fg7sv 3 года назад +2

    Bandstand where are u?!? 😨😔